Sign supporting system
AssigneeKalitec Signalisation Inc.
InventorJean LaPointe
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Abstract
A bracket for securing a sign to a post, includes a clamp formed as a flanged open substantially cylindrical body having facing arms adapted to be brought together by a bolt for holding the sign, the tightening of the bolt being both effective for attaching the sign to the bracket and the bracket to the post. The sign defines a slot having an open end for allowing the sign to be inserted between the arms of the body without having to completely unscrew the bolt.
Claims19
A sign assembly for mounting to a structural member, the sign assembly comprising a sign, a clamp adapted to be mounted about the structural member, said clamp including at least a pair of gripping members adapted to cooperate for holding said sign therebetween, and securing means adapted to be engaged with said clamp to retain said gripping members in gripping engagement with said sign, wherein said securing means extend transversely through said gripping members and said sign, and wherein at least one slot having an open end is defined in said sign for allowing said sign to be inserted and removed from between said gripping members without having to disengage said securing means from said clamp.
A combination mounting system and sign for mounting to a structural member, said mounting system comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted about the structural member, said bracket having a pair of gripping members displaceable between an open position for allowing said sign to be inserted therebetween and a closed position for holding said sign, actuator means extending transversely through said gripping members for displacing said gripping members between said open and closed positions thereof, and at least one slot defined in said sign, said slot having an open end to accommodate a portion of said actuator means located between said gripping members, thereby allowing said sign to be installed and removed from said bracket without having to disengage said actuator means from one of said gripping members.
A system for mounting a sign to a structural member, comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted to the structural member, said bracket including at least a pair of gripping members adapted to cooperate for holding a sign therebetween, and securing means for retaining said gripping members adapted to cooperate for holding a sign engagement with the sign, and an auxiliary gripping member removably fitted over said gripping members so as to extend beyond a free end portion of said gripping members and adapted to frictionally engage both said sign and said bracket, said auxiliary gripping member being provided with inwardly projecting gripping fingers adapted to hold the sign tightly, thereby providing increased rigidity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.